Vientiane Province, Laos – As rice is the main crop in Laos, Lao farmers have a long history of growing rice using different techniques. In the lowland areas where farmers plant on paddy fields, the common technique is rice transplanting. Meanwhile, in the upland areas, farmers grow rice on the hills through direct-seeding, but since […]
Despite being educated only till Grade X, 48-year-old Partha Sarathi Mondal has immense practical experience in farming. He is always open to experimenting and practices research-oriented approaches to farming. This makes him opt for blending scientific and natural processes. He also encourages his fellow farmers to imbibe such practices. Because of this, his community refers […]
Forty-eight-year-old Jamuna Das owns one bigha land at Monachitura Village in Birbhum. When her husband was alive, this land was just lying idle and not being used for cropping. After her husband’s demise in 2001, Jamuna joined IMSE Mahila Samiti. Her son and daughter were living with her then and it was challenging for her […]